The Life of Samuel Clemens

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1. What was Samuel Clemens middle name? Langhorne Langdon Lampton Laoghaire

2. Was Samuel Clemens born in Hannibal, Missouri? Yes No

3. When Samuel Clemens was fourteen, he was apprenticed to learn which of the following occupations? Bookkeeping House painting Typesetting Piloting a riverboat

4. What tragedy befell Samuel Clemens family in 1858? Clemens sister died in childbirth. His mother was committed to a mental hospital. The family's home was destroyed in a hurricane. His brother died as a result of a riverboat explosion.

5. In what year did Samuel Clemens write his first article under the pen name Mark Twain? 1853 1863 1873 1880

6. How many times was Samuel Clemens married? Two One Three Four

7. What was the first novel that Clemens wrote alone using the pen name Mark Twain? A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Prince and the Pauper

8. Was the character Huckleberry Finn based on an actual person? Yes No

9. Which of the following is not an invention on which Samuel Clemens held a patent? Mark Twain's Patent Scrapbook (a self-pasting scrapbook) Mark Twain's Mechanical Pen (a type of ballpoint pen) Mark Twain's Memory-Builder Game (a game of history trivia) Mark Twain's Elastic Strap (device that tightened trousers at the waist)

10. What was one of the reasons that Samuel Clemens went bankrupt in 1894? He heavily financed an automated typesetting machine that did not work. Clemens lost a copyright lawsuit. He lost much of his money in a railroad deal with Henry Flagler. He had heavy gambling losses.

11. During the years that Clemens lived in Hartford, Connecticut, one of his neighbors was Clara Barton. True False

12. What university awarded Samuel Clemens the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature in 1907? Cambridge Harvard Princeton Oxford

13. Was Samuel Clemens actually ever a Mississippi riverboat pilot? Yes No

14. How many of Samuel Clemens's four children outlived him? Two All four Three One

15. How old was Samuel Clemens when he passed away? 70 years old. 85 years old 75 years old 65 years old